Employee Creativity in Taiwan: An Application of Role Identity Theory

2003 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 618-630 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven M. Farmer ◽  
Pamela Tierney ◽  
Kate Kung-Mcintyre
Keyword(s):  
Identity Theory ◽  
Role Identity ◽  
Employee Creativity ◽  
Role Identity Theory

EMPLOYEE CREATIVITY IN TAIWAN: AN APPLICATION OF ROLE IDENTITY THEORY.

2003 ◽  
Vol 46 (5) ◽  
pp. 618-630 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. M. Farmer ◽  
P. Tierney ◽  
K. Kung-McIntyre
Keyword(s):  
Identity Theory ◽  
Role Identity ◽  
Employee Creativity ◽  
Role Identity Theory

Goal orientation and employee creativity: The mediating role of creative role identity

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenhao Song ◽  
Hongyan Yu ◽  
Yanlong Zhang ◽  
Wan Jiang
Keyword(s):  
Goal Orientation ◽  
Identity Theory ◽  
Avoidance Performance ◽  
Role Identity ◽  
Learning Orientation ◽  
Employee Creativity ◽  
Performance Orientation ◽  
Creative Role ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Role Identity Theory

AbstractWe developed and tested a model of employee creativity based on achievement goal theory and role identity theory. Examining the relationship between the three dimensions of goal orientation and employee creativity, we explored the mediating effect of creative role identity. Data were collected from 197 employees and their supervisors from several industries in China. The results indicated that employee learning orientation was positively related to employee creativity, but that no such positive relationship existed between approach performance orientation and employee creativity. Interestingly, we found that avoidance performance orientation was positively related to employee creativity. Learning orientation, approach performance orientation and avoidance performance orientation were all found to have significant effects on creative role identity. In turn, creative role identity fully mediated the relationship between learning orientation and employee creativity, and the relationship between avoidance performance orientation and employee creativity. These findings contribute to the advancement of role identity theory, and their theoretical and practical implications are discussed.

scholarly journals “I Just Say I’m in Advertising”: A Public Relations Identity Crisis?

2009 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy B Thurlow
Keyword(s):  
Public Relations ◽  
Identity Theory ◽  
Role Identity ◽  
Identity Crisis ◽  
Professional Identities ◽  
Public Relations Practitioners ◽  
The Public ◽  
Role Identity Theory ◽  
Identites Professionnelles

Abstract: This study uses a critical sensemaking approach and draws upon role identity theory to explore individual understandings of the public relations identity. Public relations practitioners are asked to share their own sensemaking about their professional identities within the context of negative societal perceptions of the field.Résumé : Cette étude emploie une approche critique de création de sens et recourt à la théorie sur l’identité de rôle pour explorer comment les professionnels en relations publiques perçoivent leur identité personnelle. On a demandé à ceux-ci de partager leur propre création de sens par rapport à leurs identités professionnelles dans le contexte de perceptions sociales négatives à l’égard de leur profession.

Predicting Organizational Citizenship Behavior from The Functional Analysis and Role Identity Perspectives: Further Evidence in Spanish Employees

2010 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 277-283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mª Celeste Dávila ◽  
Marcia A. Finkelstein
Keyword(s):  
Functional Analysis ◽  
Organizational Citizenship ◽  
Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Identity Theory ◽  
Role Identity ◽  
Citizenship Behavior ◽  
New Evidence ◽  
Role Identity Theory

Organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) is a prosocial activity with similarities to volunteerism. The purpose of this work is to contribute new evidence about the relevance to OCB of two models of sustained volunteerism, functional analysis and role identity theory. A total of 983 Spanish employees at 49 organizations completed surveys measuring amount of OCB, motives for engaging in citizenship behavior, and the degree to which respondents developed an organizational citizen role identity. The results showed that both motives and role identity were significant predictors of OCB, with motive partially mediating the role identity-OCB relationship. The findings suggest that similar mechanisms are involved in sustaining volunteerism and OCB.

scholarly journals Exploring the perceptions and experiences of community health workers using role identity theory

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 28045 ◽  
Author(s):  
Langelihle Mlotshwa ◽  
Bronwyn Harris ◽  
Helen Schneider ◽  
Mosa Moshabela
Keyword(s):  
Community Health ◽  
Community Health Workers ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Identity Theory ◽  
Role Identity ◽  
Role Identity Theory

How Do Coaches Identify With Their Role as a Coach? Exploring Coach Identity Through a Role Identity Theory Lens

Identity ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 136-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Paige Pope ◽  
Craig R. Hall ◽  
Danielle Tobin
Keyword(s):  
Identity Theory ◽  
Role Identity ◽  
Role Identity Theory

scholarly journals Influence of Authentic Leadership on Employees’ Taking Charge Behavior: The Roles of Subordinates’ Moqi and Perspective Taking

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiuxiang Wen ◽  
Ruhong Liu ◽  
Jing Long
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Perspective Taking ◽  
Authentic Leadership ◽  
Identity Theory ◽  
Role Identity ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Citizenship Behavior ◽  
Taking Charge ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Role Identity Theory

How to motivate employees to break through the role constraints and show more initiative determines the success or failure of a company’s future development. Taking charge behavior refers to the behavior where individuals influence the change of organizational function through voluntary and constructive efforts, which is a challenging organizational citizenship behavior. This study investigates the underlying mechanism and boundary condition of authentic leadership (AL) on employees’ taking charge behavior based on the role identity theory and literature concerning perspective taking. Matched data were collected from a multi-source sample that included 146 direct supervisors and 328 subordinates in mainland, China. The empirical results indicate that AL has a positive influence on the employees’ taking charge behavior, and subordinates’ moqi mediates the relationship between them. In addition, the employees’ perspective taking positively moderated the positive relationship between AL and subordinates’ moqi, as well as the mediating effect of subordinates’ moqi in the relationship between AL and employees’ taking charge behavior. Compared with the low levels of perspective taking, high levels of that made the influence of AL on subordinates’ moqi stronger, so is the whole indirect effect. This study is the first to explore the influencing mechanism of AL on employees’ taking charge behavior from the perspective of the role identity theory, thereby enriching the relevant studies and providing practical insights for organizational leaders regarding on how to foster employees to take charge.

Artistic creative social entrepreneurs and business model innovation

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noel James Pearse ◽  
Judita Peterlin
Keyword(s):  
Business Model ◽  
Identity Theory ◽  
Role Identity ◽  
Business Model Innovation ◽  
Social Entrepreneur ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Role Identity Theory

Purpose From the perspective of role identity theory, the purpose of this paper is to explain how an artistic creative entrepreneur has set up and operates a business that incorporates a component of social responsibility into the business model. Design/methodology/approach An explanatory case study approach was followed in analysing the case of Alenka Repic, the founder and creative director of the company Kaaita, which operates from Slovenia. Data were collected through documentation and interviews and content analysis was used to analyse the data. Findings Kaaita has adopted an innovative and socially responsible business model as an artistic creative enterprise. The case study firstly introduces Kaaita and its innovative business model. Thereafter, it describes and discusses the defining roles of Alenka Repic as an entrepreneur and how these roles have shaped what Kaaita does and how it operates. Research limitations/implications This explanatory case study has presented the unique case of an artistic creative social entrepreneur, and the innovative business model that has been adopted. However, because only one case has been presented here, it is recommended that additional case studies be conducted. It is also recommended that additional research be conducted in the area of sustainable business model innovation. Practical implications The case illustrates how a more deliberate consideration of their role identity could assist entrepreneurs in aligning their personal values and beliefs with how they create, operate and develop their enterprise. It also serves as a reminder to both scholars and aspiring entrepreneurs that the essence of entrepreneurship is to have the passion and courage to be innovative and disruptive and that educators should focus on cultivating skills that are related to identifying and exploiting opportunities for innovative disruption. Originality/value The study draws on role identity theory to gain insight into the roles that are exercised in developing an innovative business model that combines diverse types of entrepreneurship.

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